For a Hollywood heavyweight who always comes out on top when the credits roll, WrestleMania has been

This image released by Starpix shows actor and WWE star Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, left, with Vince McMahon, and WWE star John Cena at a news conference at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Thursday, April 4, 2013. Johnson and Cena will face off in the ring at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday, April 7, at at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Rock triumphantly stood on the turnbuckles, his right arm stretched toward the Miami sky in victory as 78,000 wrestling fans went wild for their returning action star in his WrestleMania homecoming.
John Cena sat crestfallen on the ramp, nodding his head at his opponent, as the face of World Wrestling Entertainment faced the music or at least listened to it as The Rock s theme song blared palatino hotel rome italy in the stadium that he was pinned in the biggest match of his career.
Much like the NCAA tournament is advertised as the road to the national championship, the WWE has billed the last month as the Road to WrestleMania, but instead palatino hotel rome italy of slam dunks and Final Fours, it s body slams and figure fours.
Don t expect to find WWE champion Dwayne The Rock Johnson vs. John Cena on too many office pools, even if it s the No. 1 seed make that, the main event at World Wrestling Entertainment s showcase event.
Those are some 24-inch-python-sized expectations palatino hotel rome italy from an event known for Hulk Hogan s bodyslam of Andre the Giant, Shawn Michaels superkicking Ric Flair into retirement, Randy Savage holding open the ropes for Miss Elizabeth, Mike Tyson counting the 1-2-3 for Stone Cold Steve Austin .
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returns to WrestleMania for the first time since 2004 when he wrestles Triple palatino hotel rome italy H Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Helmsley must retire with a loss. Performing in tribute following palatino hotel rome italy the recent death of William palatino hotel rome italy Paul Bearer Moody, The Undertaker puts his 20-0 undefeated streak at WrestleMania on the line against C.M. Punk . Punk, the Chicago-made superstar, is arguably the WWE s biggest star and was the longest-reigning WWE champion of the last 20 years before he lost the belt to The Rock at the Royal Rumble in January.
WrestleMania isn t the wildest spectacle going simply because of the super-sized matches. palatino hotel rome italy Sean Diddy Combs will perform palatino hotel rome italy a medley of songs and the band Living Colour will play their hit, and Punk s theme song, Cult of Personality, for his ring entrance. palatino hotel rome italy Donald Trump, Snooki and Jimmy Fallon are among the celebrities serving as WrestleMania social media ambassadors.
Trump, the reality show star and billionaire businessman, has WrestleMania roots back to the 1980s. palatino hotel rome italy The Donald had front-row seats when Trump Plaza hosted the fourth and fifth Wrestlemania. palatino hotel rome italy Trump helped shave McMahon s head in a Battle of the Billionaires scrum in 2007. For all his support and for once taking a Stone Cold Stunner as punishment Trump will be inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.
There s no physical palatino hotel rome italy structure or bronzed plaques of giants and junkyard dogs, but some of the company s greatest stars will be honoured Saturday night at a sold-out Madison Square Garden. Hardcore legend palatino hotel rome italy Mick Foley, who launched off a steel cage while helping launch the WWE into a mainstream phenomenon in the late 1990s, headlines a class that includes 1970s champs Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund. The ceremony will air Tuesday palatino hotel rome italy night on the USA Network.
For the guys in the locker room, it has to be more than just, I m ready to carry the company, Johnson said. It has to be, I m ready to carry the company and then I m ready to carry the company to places it s never been. That s hard to do considering the precedent that s already been set.
After holding last year s event in Miami, the WWE has the same weather concerns as the NFL does about its winter Super Bowl. Fans better bundle up in their Mania hoodies. Temperatures are expected to dip into single digits late into the card.
I want snow. I want Lambeau palatino hotel rome italy Field conditions so we can get that weird voiceover and everything s in slow motion, Cena said. That would be a hell of a day. It would be cold and tough for everybody, but I think it would make it fantastic. The fans will stay warm. Shirtless Cena freezes.
WWE joined with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to launch Superstars for Sandy Relief. Joe Buck led an auction Thursday night with all proceeds benefiting the Mayor s Fund to Advance New York City and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund.
For a Hollywood heavyweight who always comes out on top when the credits roll, WrestleMania has been cruel to Johnson. He lost the WWE title twice before, at WrestleMania palatino hotel rome italy 15 and 17, both times to Stone Cold Steve Austin.
While Johnson played coy about a return for WrestleMania next season, it s hard to imagine he d pass up the limited schedule, palatino hotel rome italy hefty paydays, and main events as long as his bustling movie schedule was clear.
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